I lurked on Free Republic for several years, then I heard about Terri Schindler-Schiavo, and I could no longer stay quiet. Terri helped me take the plunge into posting on FR. Please visit http://www.terrisfight.org for more info about Terri. I am sorry that we couldn't save her, and feel that her death is a huge stain on America's conscience, or should be.

Living wills are not the panacea that the media portrayed them to be during the Terri Schiavo dispute. They are nothing more than a permission slip for authorities to hurry your death.